Mel Queen vs. Al Worthington — Career Comparison

Mel Queen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Worthington
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mel Queen built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Worthington as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Queen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 3.39 and 1.378 for Al Worthington. By the career numbers, Mel Queen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Queen and Al Worthington

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.23
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.35
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.76
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.54
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.59
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.77
47.77
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.57
23.57
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.79
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.14
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
7.76
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
8.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.3
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
3.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
7.07
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
6.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.092
1.092
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.32
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
37.88
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5331
38.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.18
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.27
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.56
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
3.94
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
33.56
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4777
34.49
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Mel Queen and Al Worthington

Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.54
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.73
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.78
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
9
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.27
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.54
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.8
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.86
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.58
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.81
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.45
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.82
94.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.57
30.57
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Queen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Queen and Al Worthington

Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
269
529.18
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
1236.99
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
292
600
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
539.02
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
255
523.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.39
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
78.69
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.48
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.77
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.7
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.44
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
28.36
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
7.67
15.75
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
121.97
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
45
92.47
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
137.7
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
44
90.41
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.34
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.21
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
49.18
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
15
30.82
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
84.59
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
36
73.97
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
24.89
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
4.21
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
41.31
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.36
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
85
174.66
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.84
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.84
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.16
Mel Queen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Queen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA